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Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.\nAre you passionate about designing secure enterprise solutions while helping organisations embrace the opportunities of cloud and artificial intelligence safely? As a Security Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping security strategy across applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, data services, and AI enabled solutions. Working with technology, security, data, privacy, risk, and business stakeholders, you will help ensure security is embedded into everything we build, enabling innovation while protecting our people, systems, and data.\nWhat will you be doing?\nAs a Security Architect, you will act as a trusted advisor to engineering and technology teams, guiding secure design decisions across enterprise platforms and digital products. You will review solutions through a security lens, perform threat modelling and risk assessments, define security standards, and support the implementation of secure by design principles across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and AI capabilities.\nYou will also play a key role in strengthening our AI security posture, helping teams deploy Generative AI and AI enabled solutions responsibly, securely, and in line with emerging governance and regulatory requirements.\nWhat will you need to be successful?\nSuccess in this role comes from combining strong technical depth with the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge conventional thinking, and translate complex security risks into practical business decisions.\nYou will bring:\nSignificant experience in Security Architecture, Cyber Security Engineering, Cloud Security, or Enterprise Architecture, with the ability to design and govern secure solutions across complex global environments.\n\nStrong expertise across cloud and enterprise technologies including AWS, Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, network security architectures, identity and access management, SIEM platforms, vulnerability management, cryptography, secure development practices, DevSecOps, and hybrid infrastructure environments.\n\nExperience securing modern AI solutions and emerging technologies, including Generative AI, Large Language Models, AI agents, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), AI model integrations, vector databases, and AI governance frameworks. You will understand threats such as prompt injection, model poisoning, data leakage, excessive agency, insecure tool use, and other AI specific attack vectors.\n\nStrong knowledge of industry frameworks and standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, CSA CCM, GDPR, OWASP, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications.\n\nExperience working with cross functional teams including Engineering, Product Management, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Privacy, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Procurement, and Security Operations, with the ability to influence technical and senior business stakeholders.\n\nExcellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills, coupled with strong critical thinking, learning agility, sound judgement, and a passion for continuous improvement.\n\nDesirable certifications include CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100), AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500), CISM, or equivalent security and cloud certifications.\n\nThe anticipated base compensation range for this position is 251,000 PLN - 376,250 PLN gross annually.\nThe actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on objective, job-related factors including (but not limited to) relevant skills, qualifications, and experience, scope and responsibilities of the role, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Compensation decisions are made using consistent and gender-neutral criteria, in line with applicable pay transparency laws. This role has been evaluated within our internal job architecture and mapped to a defined pay band to ensure consistency and fairness.\nYou. Unlimited.\nWe believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our Strongest investments are in our people and patients we serve.\nInclusion & Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website.\nYour Future: Generous annual bonus, life insurance, Save As You Earn share options.\nWork/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!\nYour Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, multisport card/my benefit platform and much more.\nFlexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).\nTraining: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies.\nStay connected by joining our Talent Community.\nWe're more than just a company - we'rea community! Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day.\nCheck us out on Glassdoor for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. 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